The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-05
A4ROMANTIC5 STORY
nYs THE RECENT NEWS
OF tho Drowning Of Honri Dlnno In tho
Straits Of Dover as n Result OF tho Sink.
Ing Of tho Steamship tsholtsn-For.
NOR Wheeling People Interested,

Va sho NtoWhAus u aonIi Otnuu III tno
Straits OF Dover as Result OF tho Sink.
4 Ing of tho sieamshir sholtsn-For.
NOR Wheeling People Interested.
Two weeks ago, in tho Straits Of Dover,
and within aigh. Of the city Of the came
name. the steamship WA. sholten sank
from injuries received by collision with
the Rosa Mary, and loss Of lie was 90.
caaioned seldom eaua!cd In the history Of
marlno disasters. There was but one
cabin passenger on the sholtcn, and In tho
printed report OF tho lost bis name and
residence WAS variously given as Henri
Blanc, Of OHIO, and Henry Blanc, Of Weot
Virginia.
The IE7ELLIdgNcER sol on loot irquirics
directed to nscertalning Il thia was Mon.
sieur Henry Blanc, who was q native Of
France, but resident for yosrs past oil
Gallia county, Ohio, living about Ave miles
from Gsllipolls. Information has been
received. which, II reliabc, Leaves no room
to doubt TINT the HCnrl Blanc who won't
down with tho eholten was this Henii
Blanc.
| WHO MR BLANC WAS.
From what Ia known OF II. Blanc ct
Gallipolis 1t Ia hard to form n satisfactory
opinion % to his identity. There 10 good
Ieasonto think him member OF titled
family Of France, aud 1t is thought by
those most familiar with h!a history that
he was political refugee. Ito was cyi.
IDENTIFY very wealthy, and was educated as
an attorney, though he had no. practisud
since coming to America and locating at
Gallipol!e. His former history seemed
enveloped in 'mystsry, and he had few in.
innate friends in THE country, and II they
knew anything they never divulged 1t.
Among his friends in Franco wac n. de
Branco. This man'a history was also en-.
velopsd In mystery, though 1t Ia known
that no LETT q considerable fortune, Just
| how large 10 a question In dispute among
thoae directly interested, and which will
probably mover be definitely settled now,
III, 60 seems aeaured, NJ. Dlanc's dead
body reposen at tho bottom Of the Strait,
OF Dover.
Il THE WHEELING END.
/ Hundreds Of people in Wheellngremem.
Der Dr.. J. E. Nilen. G physician whose
peculiar methods OF practice, his xtenalve
advertislng and hia otherwise snowy career
hero attracted good deal Of attention.
He came hero in 1883 with q museum OF
anatomy, accompanying which Was one
l"Prot Leon" lecturer and practical
domonstrator of meemerislu. The chow
was in the old Reilly building on Marke.
street near Fourteenth. Both Niles and
Leon remained hele somo time, the
former practicing as q physician and tho
latter helping him about the Office, and
according to bis own story, stealing when
the opportunity offered, to while away
the time and oke out his subsistence.
There was about that time employed S!
Mt. de Chantal for very brief period a
young and highly accomplished French
lady, Mile Pauline de- BrsBco. This
young lady mado DR.. Nilea' acquaintance
and very romantic friendship sprspg up.
Indeed, the young woman's history was
one long romance.
! MILE DE BRASco's STORY.
Born in France, OF wealthy parenta, her
mother died when she WAS q child and
she WAS put out at one convent
or school after another, and became
discontentod at eech. When che was
yot scarcely more than child, her father
died, leaving her to the caro- Of NJ. Henri
Blanc, OF Gal'ipolis, in whose care it was
understood she had largs fortune. She
did not live happily with NJ. Blanc, and
alter q lew years, at her request. place
was obtained for her as teacher of French
at a school near Cincinnati. There che
remained several Yeas, and from there
came to Mt. de Chsnta,. She left the
Mount ono night with young lady living
in Wheeling, os!ensib!y to Gpcnd the night
with her, but instead went to the McLnre
house. Bsahop Kahn waB notified Of her
eudden change Of plan, and by inquiry
found that ahe had gone 10 DR.. Niles
ottca. He followed her there accom-.
panied by two we'll known gentlemen, and
sho accompanied him back to the hotel.
i OF cou,ee she did not 70 back to the
Mount. It WAS learned that Dr.. Niles had
found means to correspond with her
clandeatinely.
THE TWO ARE MARRIED.
For time ate. thos Mile de Branco
boarded in tho city. From here sho wen.
to Ohio. and there was married to DR..
Niles. Thors WaHi ntory saost that be
had another wife in South Carolins, but
this was never proven. TIE romantic
career Of tho couple here came out through
the cafaleas talk Of Leon. lie averred that
Dr.. Niles had plotted to tidnap Mile de
Branco, and had tried 10 induce him to
meamsrizs her to facilitate his plan, but
he refused. ~ m
1 After their marriage Niles and hiu wife
went to Gallipolis and the DActor set on
; foot measures to require at the hands Of
the young woman's guardian, Henri
Blanc, an accounting. Among other meane
adopted to recover what BIO believed to be
her rights, Dr.. Niles employed Detective
! ALI Burnett, OF Charleston, who sttey
making some progress in his plans learned
that Miles had taken other steps which
inteifered with hiu work, and Withdrew
from the cnSe.
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